Sanitary spittoon.



No. 698,786. Patented Apr. 29, 1902.-

N. J. BEAUDIN &. R. THIBERT. SANITARY SPITTOON.

(Application filed Aug. 8, 1991.)

(No Model.)

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UNITE STATES ATENT ()FFICE.

NAPOLEON J. BEAUDIN AND NAPOLEON RQTHIBERT, OF'WVORCESTER,

SANITARY'SPITTOON.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 698,786, dated April 29,1902. Application filed August 8, 1901. Serial No. 71,285. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

provide a simple, efficient, and inexpensive.

form of spittoon which comprises comparatively few parts arranged toinsure an even spiral flow of water around the inner surface of its bodyportion.

To these ends this invention consists of the spittoon and of thecombination of the parts therein as hereinafter described, and moreparticularly pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a plan view, partially brokenaway, of a spittoon constructed according to this invention;

and Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view of the same. i

A spittoon constructed according to this invention comprises in itsconstruction a floor plate or casting having an annulardistributing-groove on its under side, a sheet-metal body portion whichextends down from the floor plate or casting, and a water-supply pipewhich is connected substantially tangentially with thedistributing-groove. The cross-sectional area of the distributing-grooveis pref erably less than that of the water-supply pipe and the outletfrom the distributing-groove is preferably comparatively narrow, so thatwhen water is turned on to the supply-pipe a considerable pressure willbe maintained en--.-

tirely around the distributingroove, insuring an evenfiushing of allparts of the inner surface of the spittoon and a spiral flow of watertherein. The sheet-metal body portion at its lower end is connected to acasting or fitting having a return bend or curve forming an ordinarytrap connected to an outletpipe.

Referring to the accompanying drawings controlled by a single valve orplug.

and-in detail, a spittoon constructed according to this invention, asherein illustrated, comprises a floor plate or casting 10, which may beset into and secured in the floor F by screws 12. The floor plate orcasting 10 is pro vided'with an annular ledge or shelf 11 for supportinga removable grating or cover 13. On its under side the floor plate orcasting 10 is provided with an annular distributinggroove 14. Fittingonto the floor plate or casting l0 and brazed thereon or otherwisesecured is a conical shect-metalbody portion 15, which is shaped toleave a narrow annular outletlfrom the distributing-groove 14. At itslower end the sheet-metal body portion 15 is threaded or otherwisesecured in a casting or fitting 16, having a return-bend, which forms atrap and which is provided with the ordinary clean-outplug 17, extendingdown from which is the outlet-pipe 18. Opening into the annulardistributing-groove, preferably substantially tangentially therewith, isa water-supply p'ipe19. Asillustratedmost clearlyin Fig. 1, thecross-sectional area of the water-supply pipe l i-s-preferablyconsiderably greater than that of the distributing-groove 14, so thatwhen a supply of water is turned on through the water-supply pipe 19 asubstantially uniform pressure-will be maintained entirely around thedistributinggroove 14 and a spiral flow of water will be produced aroundthe entire inside body portion of the spittoon. By means of thisconstruction the spittoon may be flushed out at as frequent intervals asmay be required, and where several spittoons are employed they may beconnected to a common source of water-supply y means of thisconstruction also by maintaining a slight flow of water through thesupplypipe 19 a comparativelysmallamount of water may be made tomaintain a constant spiral flow around the entire inner face of thespittoOn-that is to say, in a spittoon constructed according toour'invention by providing for a discharge of water from a distributinggroove formed in the floor-plate itself we have provided a constructionin which absolutely the whole inner surface of the bowl is flowed overand flushed by the discharge of water, whereas if it were attempted toform the distributing-groove in the bowl itself as, for example, in theconstruction of ordinary closet-boWls--that portion of the bowl abovethe discharge-opening for the water would not be washed or flushedout,and hence would form a lodging-place in which refuse and filth wouldcollect, no such lodging place for the collection of filth beingpossible in spittoons constructed accordingto our invention, the passageof water from a distributing-groove in the floor-plate itself flushingthe bowl to its very top.

\Ve are aware that numerous changes may be made in the construction ofour spittoon by those who are skilled in the art without departing fromthe scope of our invention as expressed in the claims. We do not wish,therefore, to be limited to the construction we have herein shown anddescribed; but

Vthat we do claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the UnitedStates, is

1'. As an article of manufacture, a spittoon comprising a floor-platehaving an annular distributing-groove on its under side, a waterpipeconnected substantially tangentially to "the distributing-groove, and asheet-metal body portion secured to the floor-plate so as to leave anarrow discharge-opening between the sheet-metal body portion and theinner edge of the distrihitting-groove, whereby a spiral discharge ofwater will be secured over the entire inner surface of the body portionfrom its upper edge downward.

2. As an article of manufacture, a spittoon comprising a floor-plateadapted to be set into and secured by screws 12 in place in a floor, andhaving a supporting-ledge 11 for detachably receiving a grating 13, andhaving on its under side an annular distributinggroove, a supply-pipe 19connected to the distributing-groove, and a sheet-metal body portionsecured to the floor-plate so as to leave a narrow discharge-openingbetween the body portion and the inner edge of the distributing-groove,so that the entire inner surface of the body portion from its upper edgedown will be flushed by the discharge of water from thedistributing-groove, and a fitting 16 connected with the lower end ofthe body portion, and having a return-bend formiug a trap, substantiallyas described.

In testimony whereof we havehereunto set ourhands in the presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

NAPOLEON J. BEAUDIN. NAPOLEON R. THIBERT.

\Vitn esses:

PHILIP W. SOUTHGATE, JOHN F. ORowELL.

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